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ACTIVITIES The Elk City News SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2024 * 5 Blowup With Fiance Reveals True Status Of Relationship DEAR ABBY: I’ve been with my no longer wish to marry him, tell quit allowing her daughter to may have been to her daughter boyfriend for a year and a half. DEAR ABBY him it’s over. HOWEVER, if you treat her disrespectfully, so she when she was young, I hesitate to We broke up for a while, but got think counseling could help the has stayed away with no contact. render an opinion. I do, however, back together and have been do- out with me. I feel like he did us a two of you communicate better, Now her daughter has reached think it would be in everyone: ing great, and we got engaged six massive disservice by blabbing to take him up on “his suggestion” out saying she really wants a rela- best interest if Janine would ac- months ago. Last week, we had his parents and get a referral to a licensed tionship with her, but they would cept her daughter's olive branch a huge fight, where all my bot- I have been asking for couples professional who can give you have to agree to disagree because ON THE CONDITION THAT tled-up resentment came out. I counseling for months, and he al- premarital counseling. It’s an in- she wasn't going to change and THEY SCHEDULE SOME SES- have tried to communicate my ways refused -- until now. I'm no vestment that could pay off in knew her mom wasn't going to, SIONS WITH JANINE’S COUN- needs, but while he changes brief- longer sure I want to marry him. many ways. either. SELOR TO MEDIATE. If they do ly, things always revert back to the I feel like his parents have crossed Janine found religion years ago this, it may be more enlightening same. a boundary, and so has he. What DEAR ABBY: My close friend and she has changed. I told her and less painful for both of them, We're supposed to get married should I do? -- HOLDING IN “Janine” complains to me about she needs to establish boundaries and it may open a healthy line of in nine months at his parents’ CALIFORNIA the horrible way her daughter for herself and not allow anyone communication. place, but after the fight, think- DEAR HOLDING: Be glad this speaks to her and always brings to cross them. She is not really ing we were done, he told them has happened. Your relationship up the past. Janine has asked her sure how to handle this situation Dear Abby is written by Abigail all our issues. Now they want us with your fiance IS “unstable.” daughter to forgive her for any- and feels guilty about the whole Van Buren, also known as Jeanne to postpone the wedding, saying You now know that when things thing done in her childhood that thing. What's your opinion on Phillips, and was founded by her we're unstable. I had no issues become difficult, he will run to his has caused her grief. She has apol- this matter? -- PAINED FRIEND mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact with his parents before this. They parents rather than try to work it ogized hundreds of times, but her IN VIRGINIA Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. loved me. I’m furious that he ran out with you. daughter won't drop it. DEAR FRIEND: Not knowing com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Ange- to them instead of working things If this is a deal-breaker and you Janine’s counselor told her to how abusive your friend Janine les, CA 90069. 5H. . YOU GUYS ARE HOWE EARLY. DUPE. 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